The Aileen Getty Foundation invests in projects around the world. A few of our partners are highlighted below.

YaLa Young Leaders

YaLa Young Leaders is a Facebook-based peace movement of young people from the Middle Eastern and Africa who are fostering dialogue and change. Through programs that emphasize peace, human rights, economic development, and gender equality, YaLa helps break down barriers and build the capacity of tomorrow’s leaders who will help secure a safe, productive, and peaceful region. YaLa inaugurated the Aileen Getty Citizen Journalism School in July 2015 which will give young people in the Middle East and Africa the media tools to build mutual understanding. The School will create a network of tech-savvy citizen journalists to engage in dialogue, storytelling, and real-time reporting.

The David Lynch Foundation provides training in Transcendental Meditation (TM), which has been shown to improve a range of physical and psychological conditions, and advance quality of life for those who practice regularly. The Aileen Getty Foundation supports the David Lynch Foundation’s programs to teach TM in low-income schools where students have reported lower stress and anxiety and improved creativity and self-confidence. The David Lynch Foundation also operates programs that help veterans, prisoners, abused women, and homeless individuals experience the life-changing benefits of TM.